Princess Sophia Duleep Singh campaigned with Emmeline Pankhurst.

The designer, who is known for his dark romantic aesthetic, drew on the history of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, who campaigned for votes for women alongside Emmeline Pankhurst and was known for having a love of high fashion.

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Princess Duleep Singh, second left, and others collect funds to help soldiers at the front during the first world war.

The autumn/winter 2017 collection, shown on Friday 17 February, featured ruffles, lace and bonnets tied primly under the models’ chins.

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The Bora Aksu London Fashion Week show 17 February 2017.

“I have searched for a naive style for my collection,” Aksu told the Daily Sabah.

“Children’s clothes generally look loose and that is what I have tried to show in my collection.”

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The Bora Aksu London Fashion Week show 17 February 2017.

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The Bora Aksu London Fashion Week show 17 February 2017.

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Princess Duleep Singh was Queen Victoria’s goddaughter. She was often seen selling the ‘The Suffragette’ newspaper outside Hampton Court Palace.

She belonged to the Women’s Tax Resistance League, whose slogan was ‘No Vote, No Tax’.